David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

You can work as a consultant, an interim executive, a board member, a deal executive partnering to buy a company, an executive in residence, or as an entrepreneur in residence. . Thank you to my co-author for this essay, Paulina Symala, a Consultant at Oliver Wyman and a past intern of Versatile VC. Expert Networks.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2010

In the first part of this post I talked about how sales in a startup is often evangelical , requires as consultative sale and needs constant adjustments based on customer feedback. Tags: Sales & Marketing Advice Startup Advice. This is part of my ongoing Sales & Marketing Series.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

I’m not a doctor so everything you’ll read and listen to here will be my point-of-view from what I’ve read and from doctors I’ve consulted. I am good at cranking out documents, memos, presentations, letters and spreadsheets. “I did that f **g documents yesterday!

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Amal El Habziz a dedicated investment consultant & investor herself works with clients seeking Residency Permits or Citizenship through strategic investments. Amal has a unique journey, perspectives, and invaluable advice for both investors and early-stage founders. The best option is not always the easiest or the cheapest.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

LawCloud offers free legal documents through the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization. These documents are helpful for forming a new company, running your company, maintaining good corporate governance, and more. Y Combinator’s advice to students: A Letter to College Students and How to Find a Co-Founder in College. .

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

Sandvik told me about her work and her new bootstrapped startup, how leaders should prioritize their cybersecurity efforts, and, what piece of security advice she would give that every person should know. I later consulted for the Freedom of the Press Foundation doing somewhat similar work, and also then working on SecureDrop.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. Any advice or insights on how to present a strong case for an O-1A or EB-1A? The information provided in “Dear Sophie” is general information and not legal advice. Take a listen!

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

00:59] Microsoft’s approach to AI [5:55] The next Industrial Revolution [10:27] Developer productivity & flow state [15:26] Reprogramming the American Dream [19:48] Advice to builders Microsoft’s approach to AI Bob: Microsoft has played such a huge role in determining the future of AI.

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StartupNation

APRIL 7, 2021

It seemed audacious to young Sale at the time, but she took his advice—and was offered another $2,500. “It Candidates also have access to their reviewers for one-on-one consulting. is well documented , and driven in part by housing segregation and systemic racism. Sign Up: Receive the StartupNation newsletter!

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 4, 2022

To avoid the expense and distraction of litigation over wage and hour issues, it is wise to consult with human resource experts and employment counsel before making the first hire. Each of these documents must contain all of the information required under the law. Offers services to other businesses (competitive or non-competitive).

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

The Exchange has been riffling through the document since it came out, and we’ve picked up on a few things to explore. got a huge boost from COVID-19 as more people started consulting physicians and urgent care providers remotely in the midst of lockdowns. Should startups build or buy telehealth infrastructure?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Merrill Edge Vice President Whitney Trimble answers top-of-mind questions about whether or not to seek outside financial advice. Goals-based investing, which is measuring success as progress toward well-defined, documented goals in life is a process financial advisors are able to help investors with.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 25, 2022

I’ve listened to hundreds of podcasts, read project documentation, studied the economics, written crypto profiles, and spent way too much time on Twitter. Here’s the advice I wish someone told me when I started. This is not tax advice and you may want to consult with professionals like CryptoTrader.Tax.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Lead generation, consulting on the phone, following up with emails within the same day—all of it matters. For me, that meant constantly seeking out professional guidance by investing in consultants early on. My best advice is to actively surround yourself with people who have more experience and knowledge than you.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 21, 2021

While some are business coaches who ask you to pay the big bucks (that they duly deserve), many others have been in similar situations and are willing to share their advice. Both provided free initial consults, which goes to show you don’t have to invest thousands and thousands of dollars just to get started!

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

Like I’m a dreamer, and then I put the dream into a vision, and then I document it. Tommy Mello: Well, there’s a lot of things that happened that some of the biggest things that happened was I met a consultant named Al Levi. Let’s talk about what do you bring to the team? What’s your skill? How are you doing it?

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 11, 2020

With the launch of YC’s list of startups hiring for fall 2020 interns , I’ve been getting a lot of requests for advice from students about their upcoming fall plans. And if you missed it, read out general resume advice , which talks more about impact, your story and how to best reach out.

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Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

In Part I , I gave a quick summary of the who, when and why of forming and documenting a new startup company. I’m reluctant to give legalistic disclaimers, but in this instance, I do need to emphasize that the material in this article is legal information , not legal advice. Appoint Newco’s initial Board of Directors.

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Onevest

APRIL 23, 2015

The foregoing article is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice. Prospective investors should carefully review the documents of any offering which they are considering for purchase and should consult with their legal counsel and professional advisors.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 25, 2022

The program includes: Startup Package - The legal advice and documents necessary to get a company up and running, all for a discounted flat rate. Free Early Stage Consult - Fox will hire an outside consultant to provide advice on pitch decks or executive summaries.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 1, 2023

A dedicated investment consultant & investor herself she works with clients seeking Residency Permits or Citizenship through strategic investments. Her perspectives offer advice for both investors and early-stage founders. Amal El Habziz ’s role lies in the core of this dynamic industry.

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Startup Blogpost

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Michael Brown , Managing Partner, Dribbin & Brown Criminal Lawyers Outsource to a PEO for Tax Compliance If you have employees (W-2 and 1099), you have to be careful about employment-related taxes and proper documentation related to hiring and paying people. The aftermath of this unnoticed opportunity was a bitter pill of lost savings.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 3, 2021

It’s time-consuming and complex, entailing setting up your quality system, documenting appropriately, and running studies according to tightly controlled protocols. And, it may be a good time to seek feedback from the FDA or counsel from a consultant or lawyer. Should I hire a consultant or a lawyer?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Every developer (the origin of our name) has a few basic needs, like clear documentation, help getting started and use cases to spark creativity. Other types of content include deep subject matter guides that barely mention the product (see the Developer Content Mind Trick ) and all sorts of documentation. ” What does that mean?

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Berkonomics

MAY 23, 2024

Here is my best advice, based upon many boards and many years. These payments recognize that board members are not working for equity but for the equivalent of consulting fees plus the attendant risks of board membership. Give one percent equity to each outside board member vesting over two to four years of service.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 17, 2023

An engineer that has worked in a consulting company may not have been in a position to “push back to product” because the client would have canceled the contract and they could have lost his job. During the interview My advice is to take notes. The no-a **e rule is important and will save you from many issues down the road.

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Angel Capital Association

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Also, if an adviser desires to charge such fees and expenses to a fund, the operative legal documents of the fund must include language permitting such expenses to be paid by the fund. The above analysis is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

Following Fred Wilson’s advice, I want to build my own platform. 3) Documenting best practices. As a manager and business-builder, one of my key responsibilities is identifying, documenting, and training in best practices. 3) Documenting best practices. 2) Researching a topic.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice. I had an MBA, had done a few years of strategy consulting and knew all of the management theory. I hired a senior exec from the building materials industry (we were a document collaboration company for the engineering & construction industry) who was also ex McKinsey.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 8, 2022

Note the bar is high for truly adding value to companies ; just giving generic advice is insufficient. The big strategy consulting firms have built significant practices doing this; Tiger is reported to be Bain’s #1 client globally. You’re going to get inbound, high-quality requests more often with this focused origination approach.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

There is also the £1 million in debt that Boden racked up employing management consultant firms to help her with the bank license application process. I think that I come across lots of people asking me for advice, so I wanted to do that, I wanted to put it all down into a book about entrepreneurship. This is not my memoir, right.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

He notes that those specifically excluded are as follows: Professional services in health, law, engineering, architecture, accounting, actuarial science, performing arts, consulting, athletics, financial services, or brokerage services. Consult your tax accountant or tax attorney. Farming, mining, or natural resources extraction.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Here’s how I learned my lesson: I started my life as a consultant. Fortunately I was mostly a technology consultant, which meant that I coded computers, designed databases and planned system integration projects. But for my sins I got an MBA and did “strategy&# consulting. Nobody was surprised. I encourage it.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

We are money, advice, coaching, cheerleading, interventionist but not “the decider.” Consultants should provide you data & frameworks – not decisions. In preparation for her reentry into VC she spoke with many mentors of hers for advice on venture capital. ” Such simple yet poignant advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2010

I had to understand their business requirements and document them all. Post MBA I went into strategy consulting where my job was to problem solve for clients. This is a problem for a strategy consultant because you are, by definition, a generalist that is thrown into new problems again and again.

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Dream It

APRIL 7, 2020

On a case-by-case basis, investors are willing to remove blocking language from company documents, lower their ownership percentage so they’re not in a blocking position, and aggregate their ownership across funds to a single fund manager. Don’t agree to it, it’s bad advice. I recommend to my companies not to do a time-based waiver.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2009

This is part of my ongoing posts on Startup Advice. My advice: don’t. I was able to hire the former European head of sales for the largest document management player in the world. Tags: Start-up Advice startup technology. Only Hire A+ People Who Punch Above Their Weight Class. I’m not one of those.

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